why to believe?

Rev` -

1st - sry 4 bad english but I cannot do anything Smile

so, I was thinking about "why you believe in something?"
I don't believe in gods or such things.
I'm just a ateist and that's it.
So my q is "Why do you believe in something?"

best regards

-Rev Smile

thpn

Your question is very vauge, but I will try my best to anser the way you want.

I believe in the things I do because that is what I have learned by praying and reading scripture. I follow what the Catholic Church believes as a Protestant follows their church's beliefs. For some, the beliefs have been passed down through thier families and they believe that because their brother, sisiter, mother, and father believes that also.

P.S. The new rules say that you can't excuse yourself for bad engilsh, either post right or go to the other language forums.

The Czar

I believe in things so I can proudly say I have faith.

woundedhealer

I have always been very spiritual. I've always felt a connection to nature. I din't wake up one day and decide this is what I believe in, it's always been part of me. i've always considered myself as pagan, and as I grew up I became drawn to Druidism. I have always accepted the fact that no matter how much I know, there is always more to learn about, and I enjoy learning.

Soulfire

I believe, because I know. The perfection and harmony in nature points to deliberate design, not a mere accident or mistake. Christianity has also been in my family since - forever, so you could say I was born into religion (which I have no complaints about).

Juparis

The question itself is very subjective, and it's something I like to ask others.
Many times (at least very often in my area), people seem to believe what they do simply because that was the way they were raised. They were grown to think that what they believe is truth. It's a shame, really, that they never even consider other possibility. We might even get some tolerance that way..

Anyway, I believe what I do because of my life. I was agnostic for a long time, trying to meditate on the idea of which religion would be the truth (for me). I tried not to confine myself simply because I was raised a Christian, but in truth I think that may have guided my end decision.

loyal

so what religion are you Juparis?

johanfh

I'm raised as a christian and I'm still a christian. The first years (maybe the first 18 years or so) I believed because I was raised that way. (Note: I really believed, but I didn't really consider why)
But the last years I noticed that if I believe there is a God a lot of things in the world make sense. Not all, I don't have all the answers. But believing in a loving God, a real person, which is mourning for all the deaths and injured and which is working to renew this world gives me the secureness that this world will come to a 'happy' end Wink

Besides, I sometimes notice that God is there. I don't mean I had a 'paranormal' experience or something like that. I just mean the feeling you can have when you are in the same room with a loved one. You don't have to look, you just know he or she is there. A little bit like that.

So, that's why I believe in God. I just know He is there and He wants me to be with him. That amazes me.

JohanFH

Che

It's a good little thing to have for when you're laying in bed wondering what will be... nice feeling really

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